﻿<topic>
	<head>
		<title>Filter</title>
		<keywords>
			<keyword term="execution plan, filter"/>
			<keyword term="physical operators, filter"/>
			<keyword term="logical operators, filter"/>
		</keywords>
		<links>
			<link href="Execution Plan Reference.html">Execution Plan Reference</link>
		</links>
	</head>
	<body>
		<summary>
			<p>
				The <b>Filter</b> operator scans the input, returning only those rows that satisfy the filter expression (predicate) that
				appears in the <c>Predicate</c> property.
			</p>
			<p>
				<b>Filter</b> is a logical and physical operator.
			</p>
		</summary>

		<section title="Properties">
			<table>
				<tr>
					<th>Property Name</th>
					<th>Description</th>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>Predicate</td>
					<td>
						Specifies filter predicate.
					</td>
				</tr>
			</table>
		</section>
	</body>
</topic>
